Although Fang Cheng had disciplined Ugou Mirai, making her shut up and stand to the side, everyone still looked at him with suspicion.
If he dared to pull a stunt like that in front of everyone, who knew what he might get up to in private? The thought was downright terrifying.
"Cough, cough!"
Fang Cheng cleared his throat, ignoring their stares. "That's how things stand. I can't give the Lord of Ten Thousand Monsters back now, so we'll just have to go along with it. If you have any objections, you can speak up."
He was ostensibly addressing everyone, but his gaze fell on Tamamo-no-Mae and Ibaraki-doji. The others weren't monsters, so who the Lord of Ten Thousand Monsters was didn't matter to them.
The two monsters exchanged a glance. Tamamo-no-Mae smiled. "We have no objections."
As if we could object. You can already make us shut up—what else could we say?
Fang Cheng smiled. "Good. I'm not a dictator who forbids people from speaking, after all."
Everyone glanced at Ugou Mirai, who had been forced to stay quiet, and gained a whole new appreciation for the thickness of Fang Cheng's skin.
Li Yu had remained silent off to the side. She looked at Fang Cheng with deep concern.
Any monster would have been fine. Why did it have to be him...
She suddenly spoke. "Since you've become the Lord of Ten Thousand Monsters, you can handle the aftermath."
Fang Cheng nodded. "No problem."
After seeing the system's description of the Lord of Ten Thousand Monsters, he understood what the title meant.
Becoming the Lord of Ten Thousand Monsters didn't mean becoming a lofty ruler. It meant bearing an enormous responsibility.
Fang Cheng tilted his head toward the sky. Through the aurora, he seemed to see countless evil auras seeping